Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage: Issues and Moral Obligations

Running head: DIFFERENCE AND DIVERSITY
Difference and Diversity
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Rationale: Argument and theory................................................................................................2
Annotated Bibliography.............................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
The political debate on the topic of same-sex marriage has been dominating the
discourse of bisexual, transgender, lesbian and gay rights over the past few decades. The
debate is filled with emotions which often fails to make fruitful decisions in regards to the
rights of the LGBT (Kamtchum-Tatuene, Noubiap and Fogang 2017). The prohibition of the
same-sex marriages is an act of discrimination against a group of minority. Researches found
that most of the homosexual and heterosexual people have been denied and barred from their
basic right of same-sex marriage even if they are upstanding citizens in the country
(Gerstmann 2017). Depending upon their sexual orientation, they are often held at unfair and
illegitimate disadvantages. The paper focuses on the issues and the moral obligations of the
society towards the acceptance and legalization of the same-sex marriage and what possible
theories should be applied in this context to diminish and stop the discrimination against the
heterosexual couples. Same-sex marriage should be legalized since the right to marriage with
proper consent and with the person, one desires to be with, is the fundamental civil rights of
each and every citizen of the world. LGBT right should be protected and liberties associated
with the right should be addressed with proper inclusion of homosexuals under the
preservation of the constitutional laws of the states of the world.
Rationale: Argument and theory
It is a matter of equal rights and human that each and every people should have the
access to the right to marriage with their preferred gender. Many of the governments around
the globe are considering whether to grant and legalize the same-sex marriages. Apart from
this many of the countries around the world have introduced laws that allow lesbians and gay
couples to engage in the act of marriage. Under the terms of globalization the environment
and the trends of accepting the same-sex marriage may have spread to some parts of the